Malta vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 33,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,000 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,378 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 23,622 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,910 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,785 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 14,074 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,574 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 258.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 258.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 28,308 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,225 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 33,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Malta and Qatar?
- 33,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.